Garment



M. GOODMAN May 14, 1929.

GARMENT Filed Jan 50, 1928 INV NTOR ATTORNEY Patented May 14, 1929.

UNITED STATES MAX GOOD AN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT.

Application filedj'anuary 30, 1928. vSerial No. 250,494.

The present invention relates to improvements in trousers and likegarments.

Garments of the type mentioned produced in quantities for the generaltrade are made in standard sizes only. In order to avoid alterations inthe waistline of the garment, it has been proposed heretofore to providethese garments with means for adjusting the width and tightness of thewaist band and partly the waist portion, thereof. These constructions,however, do not take care of adjustments necessary in the seat portionof the garment, nor do they maintain theside seams of the legs of thetrousers in their proper positions y when adjustments are made. Inpracticeit has been found that if in the constructions of the typementioned the waist band and waist portion of the garment are decreased,the side seams of the legs-of the trousers are shifted backwards and,when said elements are increased, said side seams are shifted forwards,in both cases impairing'thewappearance and fit ofthe garment. In oneparticular type of these adjusting means, triangular gussets areinserted into the waist band and waist portion of the trousers adjacentthe side pocketsthereof and combined with separable fastening means foradjusting the sizes of the gussets. This type of adjusting means isobjectionable mainly on the ground that the gussets, in foldedpositions, give a bulky appearance to the garment, which is obviouslyobjectionable. I

The main object of the present invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive means whereby not only the waist band and waist portion ofthe garment is adapted to be adjusted according to the size of thewearer but also the seat portion thereof, said means being constructedin such a'inanner that theseams of the leg portions of the garment aremaintained in their normal positions, and, although in the form ofplaits or gussets, do not impart bulkiness to the garment.

Another object of the invention is to provide an adjusting means of thecharacter described inwhich the gussets or plait-sare incorporated inthe side pockets of the garment and which allow of a great range ofadjustment, is comparatively simple in construct-ion, inexpensive tomanufacture and which may be applied to trousers of all types.

Withthese and other objects in view,

which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood, the same consists in the combination, arrange ment andconstruction of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appendedclaims and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, itbeing understoodthat many changes may be made in the size and proportion of the severalparts and detailsof construction within the scope of the ap pendedclaims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention. e

One of the manypossible embodiments of the invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawin gs, in which I Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe upper portion of a pair oftrousers,embodying theinvention, theadjusting means on the right side thereof being shown in their partly.extended positions in order to more clearly show the construction; Fig.2' is a side elevation of the garment with the adusting means partlyextended; Figs. 3 and 4 are inner views of the upper-portions, of i thetrousers before being assembled, the adjusting means in Fig. 3,being,shown in folded position and in Fig. 4 in open position; F ig. 5 is anelevation of the blank of which the pocket is to be formed; and Fig.

6 is an elevation of the pocket in its finished state. i

Generally speaking, the invention consists in dividing the waistband ofthe trousers adjacent each side pocket thereof, providing a plait ineach pocket and in :so combining the pockets with the divided portionsof the waist band and the seat portion of the trons ers that the saidwaist band and portion may be adjusted according to the requirements. g

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral l0 indicates'a pair oftrousers which,

excepting the features of the invention ap-.

plied thereto, is of the usual form The waist band 11 and waist portion12 of the trousers are at thesides thereof divided from the waist banddown to a point indicated at 1". In other words, the side seams 1st ofthe trousers extend from the bottom of the leg'portions thereof up tothe point 13. The waist band is thus composed of a back section 15 andtwo front sections 16.- Each of the front sections extends from .the flysame, while the rear section of the waist band is attached in the usualmanner to both back portions of the trousers and is provided withextensions 21 at both of its ends, which are adapted to overlap thefront sections 16 of the waist band, as clearly appears in 3 and 4 ofthe drawings.

At these overlapping extensions of the rear section 15 of the waistband, the material of the trousers is extended beyond the side seams14;, as clearly appears at 22 in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, for apurpose hereinafter to be described.

Each of the side pockets of the trousers is made of a substantiallyoblongblank'23, folded at its longitudinal center line 24 and providedadjacent said center line with a seam to lend it some stiffnesslongitudinally. The pocket is folded along longitudinal lines 26 and 27to provide a plait 28, as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. The pocket isprovided with a line of stitches 29, extending from the lower end of thefolding line 2d to a point 30 which coincides with the point 13 abovereferred to. \Vhen this line of stitches is applied to the pocket, theplait 28 is substantially triangular or wedge shaped. In inserting thepocket into the trousers, the plaited section 31 thereof is attached bya marginal line of stitches 32 to a rear portion 20 of the trousersalong a side seam 14 up to the rear section 15 of the waist band andthence along the respective extension 21 of said waist portion. Theother section 31 of the pocket is attached by a marginal line ofstitches to the respective front portion 18'of the trousers along theside seam up to the respective front section 16 of the waist band, andthence along the top edge 33 of the said section 31 to the said sectionof the waist band, while the folded section 31 of the pocket is attachedto the lining of the said front section 16 from the folding line 2 1 tothe seam 25. In this manner the triangular plait is free to more withthe section-15 of the said waist band.

In 7 order to prevent the pocket from wrinkling and to facilitate thefolding of the plait as the trousers are adjusted, there are insertedinto the section 31 of the pocket transverse stiffening means 84,extending from the line 32 of stitches to the folding line 27.

In order to permit the width of the gussets to be varied. according tothe requirements, any suitable fastening means may be employed. In thecase illustrated in the drai ings this means comprises a strap 35 attached to the free end 36 of a front section 16 of the waist band andadapted to co-operate with a buckle 37, the latter being mountedadjacent the-respective extension 21 of the back section 15 of saidwaist band.

The operation of the device is as follows:

l/Vhen the plaits are in their folded posi tions the waist band, waistportion and seat of the trousers are of normal size. The ele ments areheld in these positions by engaging the straps with the buckles. If thewaist band and waist portion are too tight, the straps are disengagedfrom their buckles and the plaits extended, to be kept in extendedpositions by proper engagement of the straps with the buckles. As theplaits are being extended, the unattached ends of the front sections 16of the waist band move toward the outer unattached ends of theextensions 21 on the-rear section 15 of the waist band, but the materialof the pockets will not be exposed to view, it being covered by theextensions 22 of the trouser material. It is obvious that the waist bandmay also be decreased in size beyond that which it occupies in thenormal positions of the folds above referred to. In making theseadjustments not only are the sizes of the waist band and waist portionof the trousers varied, but the seat portion is also automaticallyincreased or decreased in size, as the case may be. This is due to thefact that the plaits in the side pockets arelongitudinally arranged andit is also due to this arrangement of the'plaits that the side seams ofthe trousers remain in their proper positions when the waist band isenlarged or reduced in size.

It is obvious that, while herein separable fastening means in the formof straps and buckles have been described, any other type may beemployed without departing from the invention. It is also obvious that,while herein the invention has been described in connection withtrousers, it is applicable gen-' orally to bifurcated nether garments.In the appended claims the term trousers is intended to cover bifurcatednether garments of all types.

W hat I claim is:

1. A pair of trousers including front port-ions, rear portions and sidepockets, said front portions and rear portions being vertically dividedalong the lines of said pockets, a divided waist band including frontsections attached to the front portions of said trousers and a rearsection attached to the rear portions of said trousers and havingitsends projecting beyond said dividing lines so to underlie the frontsections of said waist band, each pocket being provided with alongitudinal plait and being fastened to the respective front and rearportions of the trousers along the dividing line and also along its topedge but leaving the plait free to be extended and folded, and a set ofextensible fastening means secured to each front section of the waistband and the adjacent portion of the rear section thereof, each pocketbeing provided with stiffening means along the plait and also'withstiffening means extending transversely of the pocket and being disposedadjacent the plait.

2. A pair of trousers including front portions, rear portions and sidepockets said front portionsand rear portions being vertically dividedalong the lines of said pockets, a divided Waist band including frontsections attached to the front portions of said trousers and a rearsection attached to the rear portions of said trousers and having itsends projecting beyond said dividing lines so as to underlie the frontsections of said Waist band, each pocket being extensible and fastenedto the respective front and rear porand also along its top edge, and aset of extensiblc fastening means secured to each front section of saidWaist band and the ad jacent portion of the rear section thereof,

each pocket being provided with stiffening means extending transverselyof the pocket and being disposed adjacent the plait.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York,this 26th day of January, A. D. 1928.

MAX GOODMAN.

